1. What is the thesis statement? Is it an accurate reflection of the author’s thesis
statement? Is it stated in your own words? How could you refine it to be more clear
and concise?
In the article “College Pressures” by William Zinsser, Zinsser talks about four specific pressures he typically sees college students facing. These pressures are as follow; economic, parental, peer, and self pressure. Yes this is an accurate reflection of the author's thesis and it is stated in my own words.
2. How is the essay introduced? Do you mention the article’s title, author, purpose and
audience? Does it clearly set the tone for the paper and accurately reflect what is
discussed therein? Could it be improved?
My essay is introduced with an introductory sentence and then I state the artical's title, author, purpose, and audience all in the first paragraph.
3. What are the main points of the summary? How do you recognize them? Do you
leave out minor points and repetitive points for emphasis? Most importantly, do you
leave out your own opinion, feelings or conclusions on the subject of the article?
The main points of the essay are the four types of pressure (economic, peer, parental, and self). I recognized each of them in a different paragraph except for peer and self I did in the same paragraph. I left out my own opinion and made sure I focused on what Zinsser was trying to get through in his essay.
4. How is the essay organized? Does it follow the organization of the original article?
What transitions do you use? Think of some additional possibilities for more logical
organization.
For the most part the essay follows the same pattern as the article itself. I transistioned from paragraph to paragraph by leading into each different type of pressure.
5. After your reading, can you say the thesis statement accurately reflects the topic and
focus of the essay? How is the essay concluded? What technique do you employ in
the conclusion? How is that effective or not?
Yes the thesis accuratly reflects the topic and focus of the essay. I restated the introduction in the conclusion, using different words. I believe it is affective because I tried to include quotes from the originally essay to prove points.
6. Make sure to fix any major grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.
7. Is the sentence structure varied and interesting? Do you have any weak, overly
wordy, awkward, or confusing sentences? Does the essay strive to use active, direct,
present tense verbs?
Yes I believe it is interesting and flows well. I did have to go back and try to change some words becuase I realized I started alot of the sentences with the same words.
8. Were the textual passages (quotes and paraphrases) well-chosen? Remember you
should try avoiding direct quotations when writing a summary.
I tried to chose quotes that made a point.
9. Is the essay written in third-person? Are all instances of first- and second-person
removed from the piece?
Yes the essay is written in third-person.
10. Is the draft two to three (2-3) pages typed, double-spaced? Are all the margins oneinch
(1”)?Yes
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